Eye-popping day for Hamilton at Monaco GP as Leclerc cruises
MONACO (AP) — Lewis Hamilton can still race with his jewelry intact. The bigger problem for the Mercedes star Friday: The rough and tumble track at the Monaco Grand Prix.
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Leclerc Completes "Double Top" For Ferrari In Monaco Practice
Charles Leclerc completed a convincing 'double top' at his home Monaco Grand Prix on Friday, finishing second practice fastest ahead of his Ferrari team-mate Carlos Sainz. The 24-year-old Monegasque driver, who was also quickest in the opening session, clocked a best lap in one minute and 12.656 seconds to outpace the Spaniard by just 0.044 seconds, leaving the two Red Bulls of Sergio Perez and world champion Max Verstappen third and fourth, more than three-tenths adrift. Lando Norris, still battling tonsilitis, was fifth for McLaren ahead of George Russell of Mercedes and Pierre Gasly, an impressive seventh for the Alpha Tauri team on a very warm afternoon in the Mediterranean principality.
Mercedes drivers all shaken up after Monaco practice
MONACO : Monaco's unforgiving street circuit proved a bone-jarring, eye-popping ride for Mercedes drivers George Russell and Lewis Hamilton on Friday as they wrestled with bouncing cars and a bumpy surface.
Monaco Grand Prix: Charles Leclerc tops both practice sessions as Daniel Ricciardo crashes out, Lewis Hamilton 12th
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc topped the Friday practice sessions with a time of 1:12.656 to lead the field. Monaco native Leclerc will hope to finish the race for the first time in four appearances, but he looks to stand a very good chance of doing so after completing a Friday practice double. Ad/> Leclerc led a Ferrari one-two with Carlos Sainz taking second place by a fraction (+0.044s) while Red Bull's Sergio Perez (+0.379s) and Max Verstappen (+0.447s) — who has won the last three races — took third and fourth respectively.
Hamilton warns Mercedes ‘not on right path yet’
Lewis Hamilton has said Mercedes have come a “long, long way” from their starting point this season, but there’s still work to be done to get on the right path.
Zhou has made his critics look stupid, says Vasseur
MONACO : China's first Formula One driver Guanyu Zhou has made his critics look stupid so far in his rookie season, according to Alfa Romeo boss Frederic Vasseur.
Leclerc makes a quick start to home Monaco race weekend
MONACO : Ferrari's Charles Leclerc lapped fastest in first practice for his home Monaco Grand Prix on Friday, with Red Bull's Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen fourth and Mercedes suffering fresh bouncing issues.
Leclerc leads first Monaco practice session ahead of Perez
MONACO (AP) — Charles Leclerc was fastest in Friday's first practice for the Monaco Grand Prix and the Ferrari driver is hoping a win on his home track can return him to the top of the Formula One standings.